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Ch. 4- The Eastern United States Flashcards

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What is the most prominent landform in the eastern United States?

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the Appalachian Mountains

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Name the seven chief ranges of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Green Mountains
White Mountains
Catskills
Adirondacks
Alleghenies
Blue Ridge Mountains
Cumberland Mountains
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What is Mammoth Cave’s main distinction?

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It is the largest known underground cave system in the world.

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What plateau lies between the Appalachian and the coastal plain?

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Piedmont Plateau

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West of the Chesapeake Bay, what is the name of the area whose rivers and streams are affected by the Atlantic’s tides?

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Tidewater Region

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What is the second largest body of water on earth?

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Atlantic Ocean

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Give five facts about the Atlantic Ocean?

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The saltiest ocean
has few islands
the most important ocean for commerce
has been more closely studied than any other ocean
once contained the major fishing grounds of the world

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Why has the fishing industry in the Atlantic declined?

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Because the waters were heavily fished for many years, restrictions have been placed on fishing. Fish that once were abundant are not less plentiful.

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What is wampum?

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beads made from quahog shell

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How was wampum used?

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It was used as gifts, tokens of friendship, and money

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How did American Indians use the black bear?

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They used it for meat, for robes and blankets, and for fat to make their hair shine.

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What was one of the earliest cultures in the eastern and central United States?

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Hopewell Indian culture

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What large structures did the Hopwell Indian people build?

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Burial mounds

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Name the five nations of the Iroquois League of Five Nations (the largest Indian group in the eastern United States).

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Mohawk
Oneida
Onondaga
Cayuga
Seneca
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Which tribe’s name meant “southerners”?

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Shawnee

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The tribe of runaway slaves and other Indians living in the Everglades was called what?

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Seminole

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What tribe helped the Pilgrims to survive?

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Wampanoag

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18
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Who introduced the Pilgrims to Chief Massasoit

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Samoset

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What “Apostle to the Indians” translated the first complete Bible to be printed in America?

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John Eliot

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What nickname was given to the people for whom John Eliot organized villages?

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praying Indians

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What Swedish Lutheran missionary ministered to the Native Americans around his home?

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John Campanius

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Who founded America’s first Baptist church and where did he minister?

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Roger Williams; in what is now Rhode Island

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What young missionary traveled on horseback, despite pain from his illness, to share the gospel with the Indians? Who was his interpreter?

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David Brainerd; Tattamy

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Which Native American chief helped translate parts of the Bible into Mohawk language?

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Joseph Brant

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Who was the Shawnee chief who fought to keep European settlers out of Indian territory?

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Tecumseh

26
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Who in invented a written language for the Cherokee?

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Sequoya

27
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What was his system of syllable symbols called?

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Syllabary

28
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What is the fourth largest country in the world?

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United States

29
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Name the system of low mountain ranges in eastern North America extending nearly 2,000 miles from Canada to Alabama.

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Appalachian Mts.

30
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Name the mountain pass used by settlers on their way west.

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Cumberland Gap

31
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What is the largest known underground cave system in the world?

A

Mammoth Cave

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Which hilly, rolling land lies between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain?

A

Piedmont Plateau

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Name the world’s second largest body of water which is also the world’s saltiest ocean.

A

Atlantic Ocean

34
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Beads made from quahog shells, strung together, and used as gifts or money

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wampum

35
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deer meat

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venison

36
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a low, marshy area of tall grasses and swamps in what is now southern Florida; home of the Seminoles

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Everglades

37
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the Indian converts of John Eliot

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“Praying Indians”

38
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system of writing developed by Sequoya for the Cherokee

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syllabary

39
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one of the earliest cultures in the Eastern Woodlands; famous for their burial mounds

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Hopewell Indians

40
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Eastern Woodland Indians who traditionally lived in longhouses

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Iroquois

41
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the largest Indian group in the eastern U.S.

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Iroquois League of Five Nations

42
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“man-eaters”; the easternmost tribe of the League of Five Nations

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Mohawks

43
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a tribe of Iroquois not in the League

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Cherokees

44
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“southerners”; Indians of Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana

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Shawnee

45
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large and powerful nation who lived in Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama

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Creeks

46
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“runaway”; a mixture of Creek, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Indians, and runaway slaves

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Seminoles

47
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Indians who met the Pilgrims

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Wampanoag

48
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one of the most civilized tribes; kept a pictorial chronicle of their history and traditions

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Delaware

49
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first Indian to greet the Pilgrims

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Samoset

50
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“Apostle to the Indians”; first Bible printed in America was his translation of an Indian language

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John Eliot

51
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Swedish Lutheran missionary who translated some of Martin Luther’s catechism into the Delaware language

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John Campanius

52
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Founder of Rhode Island and of America’s first Baptist church

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Roger Williams

53
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Young missionary who worked tirelessly among the Indians in spite of his poor health

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David Brainerd

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David Brainerd’s interpreter

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Tattamy

55
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Mohawk chief who helped translate parts of the Bible into the Mohawk language

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Joseph Brant

56
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Shawnee chief who fought to keep all white men out of Indian territory

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Tecumseh

57
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Cherokee who invented a written language

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Sequoya

58
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pheasant like bird native to the Eastern woodlands

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wild turkey

59
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among the most important prey of woodland Indians

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white-tailed deer

60
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also called American elk; important to Indians for their meat, hide, and antlers

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wapiti

61
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One of the largest mammals in the Eastern Woodlands

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black bear

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